how many ppl are murdered by trains each yr ???

Question

how many ppl are murdered by trains each yr ???

Answer 1

None. Murder would constitute the train deliberately trying to kill someone.

There are thousands though that commit suicide by gettting in front of moving trains.

I've seen a lot of engineers sit and cry because some jerk decided that a train was a good way to die or because they were too stupid to stop at the gates. But, have never ever seen one of my brothers or sisters on the railroad "murder" anyone.

Answer 2

None are ever murdered by train. Murder is premeditated killing, and I can't imagine a much more unwieldly weapon that a train engine.

Although I too quibbled with his terminology, I think most people are getting off the track here -- pun intended -- by interpreting this as a "do objects kill people?" query. It isn't. If you will note carefully, he says "how many people are murdered BY trains". BY trains. ...Not, as so many of you repeated and then answered erroneously "how many trains murder people?" He never asked that or said that. He asked how many people are murdered with a train as the principle weapon used. I contend the answer is none. But a mystery writer could probably invent something interesting from the concept.

Answer 3

Trains don't murder people. People are often killed when they get in front of trains.

Trains cannot turn off the tracks they are on and they take a very long time to stop. People walking, on bicycles and in cars need to stay off the tracks when a train is coming.

Answer 4

There have been many murders involving the victim being pushed in front of a moving train.

Answer 5

Murder is a crime defined in the laws of each country. Since the train does not have free will and no ability to have malice aforethought, I doubt it can be called murder.

I call people on railroad (railway) tracks stupid, possibly deserving of whatever befalls them. One wouldn't think of strolling down a freeway, would one?

Would you walk into a steel mill, quarry, or mine? Why do people think it is OK to invade a company's dangerous workspace simply because it travails the countryside?

Answer 6

None.

Trains don't go looking for people. It is only the foolish who place themselves in harm's way that become a part of the following statistic: about every 18 minutes, someone will dies due to a train verses (pedestrian, motorist, daredevil, etc.) accident.

And, believe it or not, the statistics are about to pass the death toll engineered by way of drunken drivers. Here, the toll is every 15 minutes.

I cannot ever recall making any road trip where at least one person didn't go around a gate, run in front of the train, play "chicken," etc.

So trains aren't murderers. But, they have no qualms about killing you if you get in their way. Of course, if really unlucky, you survive, minus arms and legs, one or all.

Answer 7

murdered??
none of course, trains are non-human mechanical devices, only people can murder other people

Lets look at your question from another viewpoint.
Per passenger mile, train travel is far safer then travel by automobile, so if you took all the people traveling by train and put them on the highways, more of them would die, so perhpas the question could be re-worded to "how many lives are saved each year by trains?"

Answer 8

I dont know but I use to live behind some train tracks and while we were there for about 5 years 2 people died.

Answer 9

It's a real problem.

You can usually spot the bad trains - they're the ones smoking out the back of the train yards.

From there it's only a very small slip and they're off the rails...

Answer 10

Murder is a conscious act performed by a person. Trains aren't capable of committing murder. They can run over people if they are standing on the track but that isn't considered "Murder".